Mick Ayres
@mickayres.bsky.social
Pubs, Beer,Art, History and stuff.
The Coopers Tavern, top pub.
This week in @thetimes.com we're off to Burton on Trent! Green shoots are appearing in the world’s most important beer town after decades of neglect and destruction: www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
It’s the world’s best beer town — and home to my favourite pub
The pubs, the breweries, the beers — our expert has the ultimate guide for a pilgrimage to Burton upon Trent
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Coopers Tavern, top pub.
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The rain has passed.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The rain has passed.
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Good to see the wonderfully preserved King's Head still serving top cask ale - inc. Beechwood Bitter & Chiltern Pale Ale - & food under the management of Chiltern Brewery.
#BskyBeer
#BskyBeer
The King's Head at Aylesbury is a stunning survival from the mid-15th century. The date can probably be refined to 1445-55 as the building contains stained glass with the badges of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, married in 1445 & embroiled in the Wars of the Roses from 1455🧵
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good to see the wonderfully preserved King's Head still serving top cask ale - inc. Beechwood Bitter & Chiltern Pale Ale - & food under the management of Chiltern Brewery.
#BskyBeer
#BskyBeer
What you might call an imposing looking pub, Skehans, SE14, London.
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
What you might call an imposing looking pub, Skehans, SE14, London.
Boddingtons Cask Conditioned Bitter in the @theshirkersrest.bsky.social , a decent golden ale, would I write home about it... no but it's nice enough.
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Boddingtons Cask Conditioned Bitter in the @theshirkersrest.bsky.social , a decent golden ale, would I write home about it... no but it's nice enough.
Electric Bear Expresso Self, a big coffee hit with this cask Porter.
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Electric Bear Expresso Self, a big coffee hit with this cask Porter.
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Corner of the garden rue Carsal
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/11454
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/11454
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Corner of the garden rue Carsal
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/11454
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/11454
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Mlle Matisse in a Scottish Plaid, 1918
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16285
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16285
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Mlle Matisse in a Scottish Plaid, 1918
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16285
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16285
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Harveys Old Ale in @theshirkersrest.bsky.social , wonderful, I'm being a bit spoilt today.
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Harveys Old Ale in @theshirkersrest.bsky.social , wonderful, I'm being a bit spoilt today.
@kernelbrewery.bsky.social Brown Ale, what a great pint, now on my second in The Lucky Anchor, Deptford. By the way how is this pub not in the Good Beer Guide, only my second visit to be fair but faultless beer each time.
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@kernelbrewery.bsky.social Brown Ale, what a great pint, now on my second in The Lucky Anchor, Deptford. By the way how is this pub not in the Good Beer Guide, only my second visit to be fair but faultless beer each time.
A Chilli Pastry Stout from Hammerton in Badger Badger, Deptford High Street. It's getting warmer but I'm enjoying the challenge.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A Chilli Pastry Stout from Hammerton in Badger Badger, Deptford High Street. It's getting warmer but I'm enjoying the challenge.
Wonderful green hopped beer from Anspach & Hobday, Hop Pickers Harvest in The Dog & Bell, Deptford.
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Wonderful green hopped beer from Anspach & Hobday, Hop Pickers Harvest in The Dog & Bell, Deptford.
He's got that look.
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
He's got that look.
It's sad to see a traditional Pie & Mash shop close It's doors but this is a splendid conversion into a pub in Dalston.
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's sad to see a traditional Pie & Mash shop close It's doors but this is a splendid conversion into a pub in Dalston.
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Now pouring: Green Hopper, our collab with the mighty @elusivebrewing.com
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Now pouring: Green Hopper, our collab with the mighty @elusivebrewing.com
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
Drink the beer, play the game: hopper-game.netlify.app
Help get little Hoptimus over the A20 for a pint at the Shirker’s.
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L’Odalisque, Harmonie Bleue, 1937
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16929
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16929
October 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
L’Odalisque, Harmonie Bleue, 1937
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16929
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16929
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Winter Light In The Garden St Margarets: acrylic on linen
October 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Winter Light In The Garden St Margarets: acrylic on linen
A nice piney pint with a hint of lemon sharpness, nice from @elusivebrewing.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A nice piney pint with a hint of lemon sharpness, nice from @elusivebrewing.com
@kernelbrewery.bsky.social coming up trumps again with A London Porter. Excellent this afternoon in the @nagsheadreading.bsky.social .
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@kernelbrewery.bsky.social coming up trumps again with A London Porter. Excellent this afternoon in the @nagsheadreading.bsky.social .
Ashtrays still have a purpose in life, housing stray succulents.
September 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ashtrays still have a purpose in life, housing stray succulents.
Classic beer in a classic pub. Hop Back Crop Circle in The Wyndham Arms in Salisbury.
September 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Classic beer in a classic pub. Hop Back Crop Circle in The Wyndham Arms in Salisbury.
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Take your time to admire this beautiful catfish…. 🥰
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July 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Take your time to admire this beautiful catfish…. 🥰
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Ghost Whale in Brixton with a ghostly sun overhead, I quite enjoyed this craft bar yesterday. 7/10
September 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ghost Whale in Brixton with a ghostly sun overhead, I quite enjoyed this craft bar yesterday. 7/10
An excellent pint of @elusivebrewing.com Nelsons Revenge in The Hand And Marigold, SE1.
September 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An excellent pint of @elusivebrewing.com Nelsons Revenge in The Hand And Marigold, SE1.